Asante People

Asante Calendar

Asante Calendar comprise of a 42 day month, 4 seasons, and 12 months. Each town had its prohibition days. Thursday was prohibition day and day of rest, no farming was to be done.

Month

Akan

English

ɔpepɔn

January

ɔgyefuiɛ

February

ɔbɛnem

March

Oforisuo Agyenkɔ

April

Ohawam Kotonimaa

May

Ayɛwohomumu

June

Kutawonsa

July

Sanaa

August

ɛbɔ

September

Ahinime

October

Obubuo

November

ɔpɛnimma

December

Seasons

Akan Name

Duration (Akan)

Duration (English)

ɔpɛ Bere

Ɔpɛnimma – ɔbɛnem

December – March (4 months)

Asusue Bere

Oforisuo Agyenkɔ – Ayɛwohomumu

April – June (3 months)

Ofupɛ Bere

Kutawonsa – Sanaa

July – August (2 months)

Bamporɔ Bere

Ɛbɔ – Obubuo

September – November ( 3 months)

Akan Traditional Days

1. Akwasidɛɛ

8. Kwakwasie

15. Monokwasie

22. Fɔkwasie

29. Nwonakwasie

36. Nkyikwasie

2. Kwadwoɔ

9. Monodwoɔ

16. Fɔdwoɔ

23. Nwonadwoɔ

30. Nkyidwoɔ

37. Kurudwoɔ

3. Monobena

10. Fɔbena

17. Nwonabena

24. Nkyibena

31. Kurubena

38. Kwabena

4. Fookuo

11. Nwonawukuo

18. Nkyiwukuo

25. Kwawukuo

32. Kwawukuo

39. Monowukuo

5. Nwonayawoɔ

12. Nkyiyawoɔ

19. Kuruyawoɔ

26. Kwayawoɔ

33. Monoyawoɔ

40.Fɔyawoɔ

6. Nkyifie

13. Kurofie

20. Kwafie

27. Monofie

34. Fɔfie

41. Nwonafie

7. Kurumemene

14. Kwamemene

21. Monomemene

28. Fɔmemene

35. Nwɔnamemene

42. Nkyimemene

Days

Akan

English

Kwasiada

Sunday

Dwowda

Monday

Benada

Tuesday

Wukuda

Wednesday

Yawoada

Thursday

Fida

Friday

Memenda

Saturday

Asante Religion

Asante Pantheon or Abosom are the gods and godesses of the Asante people. Nyame was the supreme god. He fathered the abosom or lesser gods. Under theabosoms were spirits called asumans and under the asumans were the nsamanfo, or ancestor spirits.